petit four

(pet′ē fôr′; Fr pə tē fo̵̅o̅r′)

a small cake cut from spongecake, etc. in any of various shapes and decorated with icing

Origin: Fr, small cake < petit, small + four, cake, lit., oven < L furnus: see furnace

See petit four in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pe·tits fours or pet·it fours (pĕtˈē fôrzˈ, fōrzˈ)

A small, square-cut, frosted and decorated piece of pound cake or sponge cake.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : petit, little

Origin: + four, oven

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